Claussen a Nat

by boobs on Jan 12, 2007 1:35 PM EST

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070112&content_id=1777 897&vkey=pr_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

Brandon will join the Cincinnati Nationals' minor league squad. He'll try out at camp, however.

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If you're curious, here's some more info on Claussen at his personal Web site... Why Claussen?

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now im confused...

cincinnati nationals... i guess i missed something... or maybe not...

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Jan 12, 2007 2:02 PM EST reply actions

the nats have a lot of reds

nevermind. He's in Washington's system now. I hear it takes 5 years for a claussen to completely work itself out of your system. Unless you're a bear.

Also, Claussen is the official pickle of the old Reds' rotation.

Fynal Cut... Get skewered

by boobs on Jan 12, 2007 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

gotcha..

thats what i figured but wan't sure... let's see...

Claussen
Lopez
Kearns
Wagner
Bowden himself
Satan... Was he with the reds though or just the deadbirds?

In accordance to the prophecy

by crolfer on Jan 12, 2007 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

Larkin and Rijo

Are they still advisors? Living in DC, I should know this. Daedalus, are you any help?

by Brendanukkah on Jan 12, 2007 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

As far as I know they still are

Now a MLB season ticket holder!

by Daedalus on Jan 12, 2007 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

Another one

Chris Mickahalaka

"I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs, and four-thousand hits." - Pete Rose

by BK on Jan 12, 2007 3:33 PM EST up reply actions

Another

Chris Booker

by indy on Jan 12, 2007 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe Krivsky's dumbest move.....

the highlight of Boobs' link

[His finest campaign came in 2005, when he went 10-11 with a 4.21 ERA in 29 starts for the Reds. That season, Claussen allowed three earned runs or less in 21 of 29 assignments, and was the only starting pitcher for whom the 73-89 Reds posted a winning record (Cincinnati finished 15-14 in Claussen's starts).]

If Claussen's rough 2006 was due to injury, and he comes anywhere close to returning to 2005 numbers, giving up on Claussen might be even worse than "the trade"

Teams are paying obscene amounts of money for pitching and we just kick a young left handed pitcher to the curb after one bad season (when he was hurt !)

Leatherpants beats Krivsky again !

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 12, 2007 11:12 PM EST reply actions

Here's another prediction to tag

So we can find it later, since I think it will come true at some point.

ashnarronlovechild

Don't mind me...just thinking positive and pitching to contact, that's all...

by Paul Householder on Jan 12, 2007 11:22 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

I agree. If Claussen's got any chance of recovering at all, it seems ridiculous to DFA him. I don't understand this penchant of his for DFA'ing pitchers. Last year it was Hancock and Luke Hudson. Hancock would look good in the bullpen right now and would mean a savings of about 2 million over one of our elderly relievers and is there anybody who wouldn't rather have Luke Hudson than Victor Santos?

by HokieRed on Jan 13, 2007 8:48 AM EST up reply actions